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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.9
গৌড়ে রাখিল মুদ্রা দশ-হাজারে ।
সনাতন ব্যয় করে, রাখে মুদি-ঘরে ॥ ৯ ॥
gauḍe rākhila mudrā daśa-hājāre
sanātana vyaya kare, rākhe mudi-ghare
He deposited ten thousand coins, which were later spent by Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī, in the custody of a local Bengali grocer.
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Ten thousand coins were deposited for safekeeping.
A local Bengali grocer was entrusted with the coins.
Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī later spent the deposited money.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī deposited ten thousand gold coins with a grocer, and the balance he brought in two boats to a place called Bāklā Candradvīpa. There he divided this money among the brāhmaṇas, Vaiṣṇavas and his relatives, and a portion he kept for emergency measures and personal needs.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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Note the sequence in this verse: the coins were deposited, kept in custody, and later spent.
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